Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd

By: Delilah S. Dawson

Narrated by: Ellie Gossage

A party of adventurers must brave the horrors of Ravenloft in this official Dungeons & Dragons novel!

Five strangers armed with steel and magic awaken in a mist-shrouded land, with no memory of how they arrived: Rotrog, a prideful orcish wizard; Chivarion, a sardonic drow barbarian; Alishai, an embittered tiefling paladin; Kah, a skittish kenku cleric; and Fielle, a sunny human artificer.

After they barely survive a nightmarish welcome to the realm of Barovia, a carriage arrives bearing an invitation:

Fairest Friends,

I pray you accept my humble Hospitality and dine with me tonight at Castle Ravenloft. It is rare we receive Visitors, and I do so Endeavor to Make your Acquaintance. The Carriage shall bear you to the Castle safely, and I await your Arrival with Pleasure.

Your host,
Strahd von Zarovich

With no alternative, and determined to find their way home, the strangers accept the summons and travel to the forbidding manor of the mysterious count. But all is not well at Castle Ravenloft. To survive the twisted enigmas of Strahd and his haunted home, the adventurers must confront the dark secrets in their own hearts and find a way to shift from strangers to comrades—before the mists of Barovia claim them forever.

Interesting story

I bought this book as I love curse of strahd. the story is a bit scatterbrained due to the multiple viewpoints but a solid story.

Fun characters

I wish we had more time with them exploring the mist (woods). I need the next book immediately!!!

Interesting characters, and good story pace

Very enjoyable story setting, the characters are the strongest element, the only negative is the conclusion to the story doesn’t share the excellent built pace of the first half of the tale.

that ending

The ending while kind of obvious it makes me really want another book, can't wait to see what else they do

Doesn’t do Strahd justice as a character

Excellent oration from the voice over. If you’re looking for a good Strahd von Zarovich story, though, this doesn’t do his character and lore justice. There’s some good twists and turns throughout the end, but I find the chapter naming to be lacking and absolutely lazy, perpetually repeating the name of one of the main characters.